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2015 Product Catalog
Cary Audio was founded in 1989 with a rm commitment to producing the very highest quality two-
channel vacuum tube equipment, and we continue to innovate and lead the industry in this market sector.
Our dedication to accurate and lifelike reproduction of music has led to many awards and rave reviews
all over the world. Our efforts are guided by the knowledge that we sell not just audio gear, but rather a
means to enjoy music and video entertainment.
After spending many years in research and development, Cary Audio brought out a line of digital
home theater products to complement our music systems. Sharing the same hallmark sound quality,
whether used for surround sound or stereo music, these processors and ampliers quickly garnered a
reputation as the nest sounding home theater systems in the world. With the same fanatical insistence
on achieving low noise and low distortion, selecting the best quality parts and the very latest in digital
signal processing for both audio and video, sourced from the most respected suppliers, Cary Audio
has succeeded in once again not only raising the bar, but setting a new standard for entertainment
systems. Taking digital design a step further, Cary Audio is now introducing a new generation of source
components that allow streaming of music to and from a network, easy archiving and enjoying a large
CD collection, and accessing the myriad of music available via Internet radio.
By our unswerving insistence on quality and performance, and by constantly listening to our dealers and
consumers, Cary Audio stays at the leading edge of our fast-developing industry. As we have evolved
from strictly two-channel purist music systems into cutting-edge digital home theater and streaming
solutions, we have remained true to our dedication to produce the nest high performance products on
the planet. Whether you listen to a brand new digital to analog converter (DAC), streamer, or a tube
preamplier and amplier that were developed 20 years ago, you’ll experience the comfort of knowing
that you have invested in Cary Audio, the very best!
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SL-100 Preamplifier
SLP-98 Preamplifier
The SL-100 preamplier combines the desirable attributes of low noise, low distortion and ease of use, making it an excellent
preamplier choice for your home audio system. This preamplier offers a XLR balanced input and multiple RCA single-
ended inputs making it a exible design. The adjustable brightness front panel display shows current settings and volume
levels during use. The SL-100 has its own power supply and offers outstanding musical reproduction using your favorite
music.
All of this connectivity would mean little if the SL-100 didn’t sound fantastic. Its matched set of tubes will produce a lush
midrange, sweet highs, and a warm yet solid bass, and match well with any of our quality power ampliers. For those who
want style and simplicity without sacricing the lifelike sound of tubes, the SL-100 is a natural choice.
Cary Audio has offered this preamplier and its predecessors for over 20 years, and it is still as musically satisfying as ever.
It is still hand-built and hand-wired in North Carolina, and utilizes matched tubes and zero feedback for the most accurate
musical presentation. The SLP-98 uses an external power supply enclosure, like its big brother the SLP-05, to keep any high-
voltage electrical noise away from the circuits that handle the delicate musical reproduction.
With ve inputs, the SLP-98 can manage an elaborate system, and gives you the convenience of remote volume control.
Turntables are making a big comeback, and we even offer an optional built-in phono stage for MM cartridges, making it truly
a value for its level of performance (model SLP-98P with phono stage, SLP-98L as a line-stage only). Regardless of whether
you listen to vinyl records, tape, CDs, or any of today’s digital sources, the SLP-98 will give you many years of enjoying
delicate highs and powerful lows from all of your music.
SLP-05 Preamplifier
PH-302 MkII Phono Preamplifier
Cary Audio’s nest preamplier has been the recipient of many awards and glowing reviews. It consists of one enclosure
housing the preamplier itself, and a second separate power supply to keep noise out of the musical signal path and provide
a more stable electrical foundation. Like most Cary Audio products it is fully differential-balanced in construction to further
reduce electronic noise, and uses no global feedback for faster response. The SLP-05 features three pairs of RCA inputs plus
a tape loop, as well as two pairs of XLR balanced inputs, and includes a Cinema Bypass mode so you can share sources
between the music system and a home theater processor without worrying about degrading the signal path or having to
readjust volume.
A set of hand-matched tubes is provided with your SLP-05, as well as a matched pair that simply power a built-in headphone
amplier. All of this technology simply means that you will be listening to music that is lifelike in its richness and clarity,
and full of the tiny details that raise the SLP-05 from simply good to world-class. Cary Audio’s attention to detail in circuit
design, parts quality, and a superb nish, makes this truly an investment in musical enjoyment and pride of ownership.
Cary Audio has always supported playback of vinyl records, and today there is a revival of the LP as a serious format, both
for audiophiles and for the general music public. The PH-302 MkII is a tube stereo phono preamplier that offers inputs and
selectable loading to match almost any moving-magnet or moving-coil phono cartridge. This will optimize the response, and
provide high gain, to best match your cartridge.
The PH-302 MkII uses a fully regulated power supply and extensive shielding, to go along with carefully selected and
matched parts and tubes to provide a very quiet background, exquisite sound quality, and wide dynamic range for getting the
most out of every record. You’ll hear subtle shadings and exciting dynamic contrasts on all types of music. If you are serious
about your vinyl music collection and your turntable, the PH-302 MkII should be part of your system.
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SLI-80 Integrated Amplifier
CAD-300SEI Integrated Amplifier
For many years the SLI-80 integrated amplier has represented Cary Audio’s least expensive entry into the magic of tube
music systems. Thousands of satised music lovers have used the SLI-80 with all types of other equipment, and just continue
to use it after the rest of their systems change. It features three pairs of RCA single-ended inputs, a pair of preamplier
outputs to use it for biamping or adding a powered subwoofer, a switchable headphone amplier, and a remote control to
adjust volume or mute the sound.
The amplier section of the SLI-80 has a feature allowing you to decide how to congure the tubes on the y, depending on
your musical tastes of the moment, your speakers, and how loudly you want to listen. A pair of toggle switches will select
either triode mode producing 40 watts per channel of pure class-A power, or ultralinear mode which doubles power to 80
watts per channel in class-AB. If you’re listening to more subtle music and want to hear all of the inner detail, select triode
mode for the most lifelike imaging and tonal accuracy. If you want to really let loose, switch to ultralinear mode and enjoy
the extra power and dynamics. Your choice!
Tube acionados have long known that the best possible realism and detail comes when an amplier is run in SET mode, or
Single-Ended Triode. This lets one power tube handle both sides of each musical waveform, eliminating some of the most
fatiguing distortions. It results in lower output power, naturally, but with high-efciency speakers played at reasonable levels,
its ultimate simplicity means the ultimate in musical naturalness.
While only offering 15 watts per channel of pure class-A remote-controlled power, the 300SEI does things that almost
no other amplier today can achieve. Its careful attention to design and construction means that it is extremely quiet,
allowing the tiniest musical details to oat against a background of dead silence. This will help you perceive more accurate
soundstaging and imaging cues, as well as the most realistic harmonic structure of each instrument. You can tell a Steinway
from a Bösendorfer piano, a Stradivarius from a Guarneri or Amati violin, or a Fender from a Gibson guitar. You’ll hear inner
details of musical groups that you never knew were there. Sometimes the simplest IS the best, and the CAD-300SEI is a
testament to that philosophy.
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CAD-120S MkII Amplifier
Cary Audio has almost always offered stereo tube power ampliers, and the CAD-120S MkII is the latest in this long line of
award-winning, top-rated ampliers. A perfect match in style for our SLP-03 tube preamplier, this new version of our most
popular power amplier features a boosted sensitivity and reduced level of global feedback, allowing it to be used with a
wider variety of other preampliers and produce a larger soundstage with more apparent musical detail.
Fully differentially-balanced like most Cary Audio products, the CAD-120S MkII offers both RCA single-ended and XLR
balanced inputs to match any associated equipment. Front panel meters continually monitor the bias current to the tubes,
helping you easily keep the amplier operating at its peak efciency. A huge power supply provides plenty of current storage
to handle peak demands of your music and movies. It can be switched on the y from triode mode (class-A) at 60 watts per
channel, to ultralinear mode (class-AB) at 120 watts per channel. This lets you enjoy the greatest possible minute details of
your more delicate music, or ask for much more power when you want to “turn it up to 11.” The CAD-120S MkII can make
almost any system sound its very best in your home.
Class A
CAD-805AE Amplifier
Single-end triode (SET) tube ampliers have long been considered the Holy Grail of music reproduction systems, operating
in the purest form of class-A power output. Cary Audio began in 1989 by producing a SET monoblock amplier as its rst
product, and today the CAD-805AE proudly carries on that tradition. Using just one tube to handle the entire musical signal
typically does not allow for more than a few watts of output power, but the CAD-805AE, with its massive power supply, is
able to produce over 50 watts.
Cary Audio always hand-builds their tube products and carefully matches the tubes. In the case of the CAD-805AE
monoblocks, this even extends to giving you two very different types of output tubes as standard. These two tubes have a
quite different sonic character from each other, and by giving you both you can ne tune your system to best match your
musical taste, your speakers, and your room’s acoustic signature. A pair of these monoblocks represent the pinnacle of
today’s tube design capability, and will make your system sing as never before. If you want the very best and most accurate
musical response in your home, audition the CAD-805AE.
SA-200.2 Amplifier
Cary Audio’s expertise also extends to solid-state electronics, as evidenced by the SA-200.2 stereo power amplier. Sharing
our design goals of fully differential-balanced construction to eliminate many causes of noise, allowing more details of your
music and movies to emerge, we have also “voiced” the amplier to sound tube-like, with a sweet high end and a lush and
involving midrange. It does, however, produce taut and powerful bass response beyond what most tube ampliers can manage.
Its wide frequency bandwidth and low noise characteristics combine to reproduce the most subtle harmonic shadings of the
music, resulting in accurate timbral renderings of instruments and voices and wider dynamic contrasts. You’ll hear more of the
music and the movies than you ever thought possible from a high-powered solid-state amplier.
The SA-200.2 shares its circuitry with its big brother, the SA-500.1 500 watt monoblock. If your needs ever change (more
demanding speakers, larger room, etc.), we can replace the SA-200.2’s stereo input module with the parallel bridging mono
module, and turn it into an SA-500.1. Matched parts, a high-current oversized power supply, modular construction, short
signal paths – all these benets mean a long lifetime of enjoying effortless, natural music.
CAD-211FE Amplifier
It is well known that using monoblock ampliers, as opposed to both channels together as a stereo chassis, is the best way to
get powerful and lifelike music. By using separate power supplies that can be much more massive, each amplier can have
more dynamic power and be quieter. Keeping two separate ampliers also makes any inter-channel crosstalk in the ampliers
impossible, so separation is better, meaning your soundstage and musical imaging will be larger and more well-dened. The
simple act of separating the two channels provides a lot of distinct advantages, but also increases the investment because of
needing to double up on power supplies and chassis parts.
Is this extra expense worth it? One listen to the CAD-211FE will convince you that it most certainly is. With over 70 watts of
class-A power, automatically transitioning as needed to over 150 watts in class-AB, this powerhouse will effortlessly drive
nearly any speaker to realistic live performance levels. It includes a bias meter on the front panel to help you maintain your
amplier at its peak operating level, and offers both XLR balanced and RCA single-ended inputs to match your system. Fully
differentially-balanced construction, zero global feedback, and huge reserves of current and power mean that your system will
come alive with all types of music and movies.
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SA-500.1 Amplifier
For those who have the most demanding speakers, or very large spaces, or simply desire limitless dynamics and power, Cary
Audio offers the SA-500.1 solid-state monoblock power amplier. Sharing a chassis, power supply, and amplier channels
with the SA-200.2, the SA-500.1 uses a newly-developed input module to run in a balanced-parallel conguration, more than
doubling the available power. With over 500 watts on tap with 8-ohm speakers, and over 1000 watts for 4-ohm speakers,
these big monoblocks can handle any conceivable load or room with power to spare.
These ampliers are not only muscular, but also rened in their musical abilities. Even the very nest speakers available can
prot being driven by the SA-500.1 amplier. A tremendous amount of care was taken to insure that it maintains the delicacy
and musical accuracy of its stereo sibling, the SA-200.2. Since it is the same amplier at its heart, only varying in the input
board used, the SA-500.1 is just as musical and enjoyable. If your needs dictate tremendous power and rock-solid control of
your music and movies, whether for full range or biamping applications, make sure to choose the SA-500.1.
Cinema 12 Preamplifier/Surround Processor
After two decades of producing some of the world’s best two-channel tube gear, Cary Audio set its mind to applying the same
sonic perfection to home theater. The latest expression of this quest is the Cinema 12 surround preamplier-processor. With
four of the latest high-speed HDMI v1.4a inputs, the Cinema 12 is ready for 3D, Ethernet over HDMI, or any of the other
benets of this technology. It also features plenty of other digital and analog inputs that are completely congurable to match
your equipment and the sonic characteristics of your room. HD radio accompanies standard AM and FM, so you can access all
of your local broadcasts.
Perhaps the most important criteria as we designed the Cinema 12 was not all of this exibility, although that is very important
to help it t into more systems, but rather the attention we paid to its sonic performance. We used the latest 32-bit/192 kHz
DAC chips to give you the most accurate surround decoding and steering, so your movies will sound better. A well-regulated
power supply and the very best parts selection means that low noise and distortion will allow all of the myriad tiny details to
be properly reproduced, resulting in more accurate and lifelike music and movie soundtracks. Two separate user proles are
available to ne-tune your Cinema 12 to perfectly t your taste in both movies and music. All in all, the Cinema 12 reaches
new heights in both sound quality and ease of operation, and is truly the nest surround processor available.
Model 7.125 Amplifier
Just because an amplier has a bunch of channels and is positioned as being for your home theater system does not mean that
it can’t be designed to sound great on music as well. The Model 7.125 does indeed have seven channels, and each channel
does put out over 125 watts into 8 ohm speakers (190 watts into 4 ohms) with all channels driven simultaneously, but it also
has Cary Audio sonic DNA in its veins. This amplier has the smooth highs and warm midrange people have come to expect
from Cary Audio’s renowned tube ampliers, but adds the control and punch in the bass of its solid-state heritage as well.
The Model 7.125 offers both RCA single-ended and balanced XLR inputs to match it with any system, and features trigger
connections to automatically turn it on and off with the rest of your system. It also is based on modular construction, so if
there ever is a need for service, simply swapping out a channel board is all that is necessary, saving time and money. All of this
convenience wouldn’t matter if it didn’t have world-class sound quality, and it will easily exceed your expectations.
DAC-200t Digital to Analog Converter
The DAC-200ts digital to analog converter is the pinnacle in digital AND analog circuit topology. Packed with features like
TruBit™ upsampling, the DAC-200ts utilizes a 128 bit DSP engine that expands native bit depths to 32 bits and upsamples
incoming rates to 1 of 7 selectable sample rates, up to 768 kHz! Whether a signal is upsampled or left native, the signal is
clocked several times with our OSO™ reclocking, then sent to 4 independent DACs for 8 channels of processing. Why do
we go to such lengths when our competitors use one or maybe two DACs? Because using multiple parallel DACs ensures
that the process of converting a true balanced or single ended digital signal will retain all the musicality stored within while
transitioning it to a pure analog signal that sounds like analog! Even more important than the digital topology is the analog
circuit. Once we’ve ensured the best possible, most pure, conversion of the digital information to an analog signal it is
introduced to our analog circuit. Drawing on our years of experience in designing some of the world’s best analog circuits, the
analog section of the DAC-200ts is nothing short of amazing. Our Dual Independent Output (DiO™) analog topology utilizes
a separate solid state output stage and a separate vacuum tube output stage.
The DAC-200ts supports super high resolution Asynchronous USB computer audio. That means PCM up to 32 bit/ 384 kHz
as well as native DSD 64, 128, and 256 audio. Additionally, the DAC-200ts includes; CSR aptX® lossless Bluetooth, SPDIF
coaxial and Toslink inputs, AES/EBU input and both fully balanced XLR and RCA outputs. Large VFD display, full function
remote control, and Ethernet and Wi-Fi for control systems are also included.
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DMC-600 & DMC-600SE
Digital Music Centers
The DMC-600SE Digital Music Center combines the past with the future and is designed for traditionalists as well as
new-age music lovers. Now, one can continue to enjoy their extensive CD collection while exploring the virtues of high
resolution and super high resolution Asynchronous USB computer audio. The DMC-600SE supports PCM up to 32 bit/
384 kHz native audio as well as native DSD 64, 128, and 256 audio. Additionally, the DMC-600SE includes; CSR aptX®
lossless Bluetooth, SPDIF coaxial and Toslink inputs, AES/EBU inputs and both fully balanced XLR and RCA outputs. To
further enhance your listening enjoyment, The DMC-600SE also includes our TruBit™ Upsampling technology and our
DiO™ vacuum tube and solid state analog outputs, as well as many other benchmark features.
Differentiating it from the DMC-600, the DMC-600SE utilizes super premium reference grade components within the
analog output sections for further performance enhancements as well as a clock input for use with an external master clock
for recording studios and professional or semi-professional use.
HH-1 Headphone Amplifier
Cary Audio’s all-new HH-1 headphone amplier is a stunning achievement in sound quality. Its hybrid design features a
tube preamplier stage followed by a single-ended FET solid-state amplier, using the best performance features of both
technologies combined to give you the most enjoyable listening experience possible.
Top quality parts, excellent engineering, beautiful t and nish, simple to hook up and use in any system conguration,
designed and built in the USA, the HH-1 headphone amplier will give you years of detailed and accurate musical
reproduction with virtually any high-quality headphones.
DAC-100 & DAC-100t
Digital to Analog Converters
If you asked most music lovers today how they purchase and store their music, the word computer would surely pop up
consistently. The Cary Audio DAC-100 and DAC-100t digital to analog converters (DACs) were specically designed to
address this growing segment of computer based storage and playback of digital les. These DACs incorporate a state of the
art USB section for connecting and playing back these les directly from a computer. Utilizing Streamlength™ technology,
the USB section streams data from the computer (PC or MAC) asynchronously, meaning the timing of the stream is handled
by the built in XMOS processor and other components rather than the computer itself controlling the ow. This effectively
eliminates digital jitter. The result is a cohesive, full bodied sound that makes the music sound more like music and less like
a jittery computer le. Both the DAC-100 and DAC-100t are capable of handling native hi-resolution music les of up to 24
bit/192kHz over the USB (1), coaxial (2), and Toslink (2) inputs.
What differentiates the DAC-100 and the DAC-100t is the analog output section. The DAC-100 uses four (4) solid state
hi-speed monolithic non-feedback buffers, whereas the DAC-100t uses two (2) premium 6922 vacuum tubes, each providing
its own distinctive solid state or tube characteristic. Other common features are separate power supplies for the digital and
analog sections and include both RCA and XLR balanced outputs.
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Universal Remote Control
One of the most common issues with operating today’s entertainment systems is the plethora of remote controls involved.
Cary Audio has introduced a powerful new universal remote to control all of your electronic components easily and
conveniently. It will operate up to ten different products, and is pre-programmed with IR codes for virtually all brands and
models (over 230,000 devices). If something is missing you can teach the commands from the original remote to Cary
Audio’s Universal Remote Control with the press of just a couple of buttons. It is also programmed with remote commands
for all Cary Audio products ever offered (that use a remote), so you can easily integrate an older preamplier, for example,
into your new system.
To manage a complex system, it is important that a remote control operate the multiple components in a given order,
automating the task of selecting a source and starting the music or movie. The Universal Remote Control provides 18 macros,
each containing up to 20 steps from any of the ten controlled components. You can also set up ten sets of favorite channels
so each family member can quickly nd their favorite shows. These one-touch activity-based controls allow your family and
friends to easily and intuitively turn on the entertainment they want.
MA-300
Tube power ampliers need to have a bias current applied to their tubes to regulate the amount of electron ow, creating
the proper current ow. It is important to keep that bias current at its correct level as tubes break in and as they age. It’s not
always easy to dig out a multimeter, make sure its batteries are good, and then remember where to set it to get the correct
reading.
Cary Audio’s MA-300 is a single-purpose meter, only measuring milliamps of DC current, and with an installed connector,
all mounted in an attractive steel stand. This makes it very easy to plug it in to any of our ampliers and get an instant reading
of each channel’s bias. A simple adjustment with a small screwdriver will turn it up or down until the meter reads the proper
level, and you’ll have the best performance from your amplier once again.
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The specications listed in this catalog are just the basic specications of each
product. Please visit our website for more information on these products and
a full list of specications. Please contact us if you have any questions.
www.caryaudio.com
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Specifications - Preamplifiers
SL-100 SLP-98L SLP-98P SLP-05 PH-302 MkII
RCA Inputs/Outputs 6 pr./2 pr. 5 pr./2 pr. 5 pr./ 2 pr. 4 pr./ 1 pr. 2 pr.(MM & MC)/ 1 pr.
Balanced Inputs/
Outputs
1 pr./ 1 pr. NA NA 2 pr./ 1 pr. NA
Gain 16 dB 20 dB 20 dB & 43dB
Phono
10 dB RCA, 8 dB Bal. 33 dB MM/60 dB MC
Tubes 4-12AU7 4-6SN7 Line 4 - 6 S N 7 L i n e
2 - 1 2 A X 7 P h o n o
2-12AU7 Phono
8-6SN7 Balanced,
G a i n , & H e a d p h o n e .
1-5AR4 Rectier in PS
2-6SL7 Head Amp
2-6SL7 Gain Stage
1-5AR4 Rectier
Frequency Response 5 Hz to 50 kHz 5 Hz to 163,000 Hz 5 Hz to 163,000 Hz 5 Hz to 250,000 Hz RIAA Curve +0.5 dB
Input Impedance 100k Ohms
RCA/200k XLR
50k Ohms Line/47k
Phono
50k Ohms Line/47k
Phono
100k Ohms RCA/100k
XLR
MM-74k Ohms/MC-
10, 43, 100, 330, 470,
47k Ohms
Output Impedance 500 Ohms
RCA/500 XLR
440 Ohms 440 Ohms 400 Ohms 660 Ohms
Noise & Hum -90 dB -88 dB -88 dB -90 dB -78 dB
Phono NA See SPL-98 P MM NA MM & MC
Cinema Bypass Yes, 1 pr. RCA Optional, RCA NA 1pr.-RCA, 1pr.-bal. NA
Remote Control Full Vol, Mute Vol, Mute Vol, Mute NA
Power Consumption 75 w 44 w 44 w 75 w 35 w
Weight 25 lbs 22 lbs. 22 lbs. 16 lbs. Pre, 19 lbs. PS 22 lbs
Dimensions 4.5” H x 17” W
x 13” D
5” H x 12.5” W x
12” D
5” H x 12.5” W x
12” D
6.25” H x 17” W x 12”
D - preamplier
4.5” H x 17” W x 12”
D - power supply
4” H x 17” W x 13” D
Specifications - Tube Integrated Amplifiers
SLI-80 CAD-300SEI
Power per Channel 40w in A ; 80w in AB 15w in A
Circuit Type Push Pull SET
Frequency Response 19 Hz to 23 KHz 20 Hz to 23 KHz
Noise & Hum -82 dB -90 dB
Tubes 2-6922 Input
2-6SN7 Driver
2-5U4 Rectier
4-KT88 Output
1-6SN7 Input
2-6SN7 Driver
2-300B Output
RCA Inputs/Outputs 3 pr./1 pr.(Sub-Full Range) 3 pr./NA
Remote Control Vol, Mute Vol, Mute
Power Consumption 166 w 107 w
Weight 42 lbs. 51 lbs.
Dimensions 7” H x 17” W x 16” D 8” H x 14” W x 14” D
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Specifications - Solid State Amplifiers
SA-200.2 SA-500.1 Model 7.125
Number of Channels 2 (stereo) 1 (Mono) 7
Circuit Class AB Class AB Class AB
Power per ch. @ 8 Ohms 200w 500w 125w
Power per ch. @ 4 Ohms 350w 1000w 190w
Frequency Response 10Hz to 50KHz 10Hz to 50KHz 20Hz to 20KHz
Input Impedance 22k Ohms RCA/22k XLR 30k Ohms RCA/30k XLR 50k Ohms RCA/50k XLR
Signal to Noise >100 dB “A” Weighted >100 dB “A” Weighted >100 dB “A” Weighted
Output Devices Bipolar Bipolar Bipolar
RCA Inputs 1 pr. 1 (Single) 7
Balanced Inputs 1 pr. 1 (Single) 7
Weight 65 lbs 65 lbs. 55 lbs.
Dimensions 7” H x 17.7”W x 19.5 ”D 7” H x 17.7”W x 19.5 ”D 7” H x 17.7”W x 16.6”D
Specifications - Headphone Amplifier
HH-1
Input Impedance 50K ohms
Frequency Response 5Hz to 35 kHz (-1dB)
Signal to Noise Ratio >90dB at 0dB gain
Output Power 200mW/300 ohms, 300mW/30 ohms
Tube Complement 2 x 6922 (6DJ8 Tubes)
Headphone Connector 1 x phone jack
Recommended Headphone Impedance Range 30-600 ohms
Weight 10 lbs.
Dimensions 14.5” L x 8.5” W x 4” H
Specifications - Tube Amplifiers
CAD-120S MkII CAD-805AE CAD-211FE
Channels 2 (stereo) 1 (Mono) 1 (Mono)
Power per Channel 60w in A
120w in AB
50w in A 70w in A,
110w in AB
150w in B
Circuit Type Triode/Push Pull SET Triode/Push Pull
Frequency Response 17 Hz to 25 KHz 20 Hz to 20 KHz 20 Hz to 20 KHz
Input Impedance 100k Ohms RCA/100k XLR 150k Ohms RCA 100k Ohms RCA/200k XLR
Tubes 2- 6SN7 In-
put 2-6SN7
Driver 8-KT88
Output
2- 6S N7 Inp ut
1- 30 0B Dr iv er
1-845 & 211 Output
1-1629 Output
1 - 6 C A 7 C u r r e n t
1 - 6 S L 7 I n p u t
2 - 3 0 0 B D r i v e r
2-845 Output
Power Consumption NA 230 w 280 w
Weight 65 lbs. 80 lbs. 90 lbs.
Dimensions 8H x 17 W x 14D 8.5H x 12.25W x 24 D 10H x 12.25W x 24 D
Specifications - DACs
DAC-200ts DAC-100 DAC-100t
USB Processor XMOS Asynchronous processing XMOS Asynchronous processing XMOS Asynchronous processing
SP/DIF Input
Receiver N/A Wolfson model #WM8805 Wolfson model #WM8805
Master Clock Jitter Below measurable levels Below measurable levels Below measurable levels
Digital Sample
Rates (Fs) 44.1 kHz to 768 kHz 44.1 kHz to 192 kHz 44.1 kHz to 192 kHz
Digital Filter 8x Oversampling Digital Filter 8x Oversampling Digital Filter 8x Oversampling Digital Filter
Digital to Analog
Converters
4 X 2 channel AK4490EQ working on true
balanced output
2 X ESS Sabre ES9023 2 X ESS Sabre ES9023
Digital Outputs
Coaxial, Toslink operating at Sample
Frequency (Fs) from 44.1 kHz to 192 kHz,
16 bit to 24 bit
N/A N/A
Digital Inputs 6 selectable inputs - (2) coaxial, (1) Toslink,
(1) USB, (1) BLUETOOTH, (1) AES / EBU
5 selectable inputs – (2) coaxial (gold
plated), (2) Toslink, (1) USB
5 selectable inputs – (2) coaxial (gold
plated), (2) Toslink, (1) USB
BLUETOOTH CSR Bluetooth v 4.0 with aptX® low
latency audio decoder N/A N/A
Analog Filter 3rd Order Bessel N/A N/A
Analog Output(s) RCA analog output (gold plated)
XLR Balanced
RCA analog output (gold plated)
XLR Balanced
RCA analog output (gold plated)
XLR Balanced
Digital Input
Sample Rate
USB operating at Sample Frequency (Fs)
from 44.1 kHz to 384 kHz, 16 bit to 32 bit,
DSD 64, DSD 128 and DSD 256.
BLUETOOTH operating at Sample
Frequency (Fs) 44.1 kHz, 16 bit.
AES/EBU, Coaxial, Toslink operating at
Sample Frequency (Fs) from 44.1 kHz to
192 kHz, 16bit to 24 bit
USB operating at Sample Frequency
(Fs) from 44.1 kHz to 192 kHz, 16 bit
to 24 bit.
Coaxial, Toslink operating at Sample
Frequency (Fs) from 44.1 kHz to 192
kHz, 16bit to 24 bit
USB operating at Sample Frequency
(Fs) from 44.1 kHz to 192 kHz, 16 bit
to 24 bit.
Coaxial, Toslink operating at Sample
Frequency (Fs) from 44.1 kHz to 192
kHz, 16bit to 24 bit
Bit Depths Accepted 16, 24, 32 bit, LPCM 2-ch audio stream 16 - 24 bit, LPCM 2-ch audio stream 16 - 24 bit, LPCM 2-ch audio stream
Power Transformer R-Corel transformer (Digital Supply)
R-Corel transformer (Analog Supply)
Toroidal transformer (Digital Supply)
Toroidal transformer (Analog Supply)
Toroidal transformer (Digital Supply)
Toroidal transformer (Analog Supply)
Dynamic Range 123dB 112dB 112dB
Signal to Noise
Ratio 112dB 109dB 109dB
Noise and Hum N/A -101 dB below rated output -101 dB below rated output
Audio Output Level 3.0V RMS 2.0V RMS 2.0V RMS
Frequency Response 2Hz - 100kHz 20Hz – 22kHz 20Hz – 22kHz
Control (1) Trigger input 12VDC, (1) IR control N/A N/A
Communication Ethernet RJ45 full remote conguration
interface Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n N/A N/A
AC Power
Requirements
120 VAC @ 50/60 Hz
240 VAC @ 50/60 Hz
120 VAC @ 50/60 Hz
240 VAC @ 50/60 Hz
120 VAC @ 50/60 Hz
240 VAC @ 50/60 Hz
Power Consumption 52 Watts N/A N/A
Tube Compliment 2 - 12au7 tubes N/A 2 – 6922 tubes
Weight 28 lbs. 21 lbs. 21 lbs.
Dimensions 16.25” L X 17.25” W X 3.75” H 15.5” L X 17.25” W X 3.5” H 15.5” L X 17.25” W X 3.5” H
*To achieve higher then 96kHz over Toslink requires that the Toslink transmitter of the digital source and Toslink cable both be
compatible and capable of outputting greater than 96kHz. Many times, this is not the case. Please check with your digital source and
Toslink cable documentation.
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Specifications - Digital Music Centers
DMC-600 DMC-600SE
CD Mechanism Triple-beam laser, multi-speed CD transport Triple-beam laser, multi-speed CD transport
Formats CD AUDIO (CD-DA), CD-R, CD-RW CD AUDIO (CD-DA), CD-R, CD-RW
Master Clock Jitter Below measurable levels Below measurable levels
Digital Sampling Rates (Fs) 44.1kHz to 768kHz 44.1kHz to 768kHz
Digital Filter 8x Oversampling Digital Filter 8x Oversampling Digital Filter
Digital to Analog
Converters
(1) 4 channel AK4495EQ and (2) 2 channel
AK4490EQ for true balanced and single ended
outputs
(1) 4 channel AK4495EQ and (2) 2 channel
AK4490EQ for true balanced and single ended outputs
BLUETOOTH CSR bluetooth v 4.0 with aptX low latency audio
decoder
CSR bluetooth v 4.0 with aptX low latency audio
decoder
Analog Filter 3rd Order Bessel 3rd Order Bessel
Analog Outputs Balanced XLR , Single – Ended RCA Balanced XLR , Single – Ended RCA
Digital Outputs Coaxial, Toslink operating at Sample Frequency (Fs)
from 44.1 kHz to 192 kHz, 16 to 24 bit
Coaxial, Toslink operating at Sample Frequency (Fs)
from 44.1 kHz to 192 kHz, 16 to 24 bit
Digital Inputs 6 selectable inputs - (1) USB (PC & MAC), (1)
BLUETOOTH, (1)AES/EBU, (2) Coaxial, (1) Toslink
9 selectable inputs - (1) USB (PC & MAC), (1)
BLUETOOTH, (1)AES/EBU, (2) Coaxial, (1) Toslink,
(1) Master Clock Loop
Digital Input Sample Rate
USB: operating Sample Frequency (Fs) from 44.1
kHz to 384 kHz, 16 bit to 32 bit, DSD 64, DSD 128
and DSD 256
BLUETOOTH: Sample Frequency (Fs) 44.1 kHz, 16
bit
AES/EBU, Coaxial, Toslink: operating Sample
Frequency (Fs) from 44.1 kHz to 192 kHz, 16 to 24
bit
USB: operating Sample Frequency (Fs) from 44.1 kHz
to 384 kHz, 16 bit to 32 bit, DSD 64, DSD 128 and
DSD 256
BLUETOOTH: Sample Frequency (Fs) 44.1 kHz, 16
bit
AES/EBU, Coaxial, Toslink: operating Sample
Frequency (Fs) from 44.1 kHz to 192 kHz, 16 to 24 bit
Tube Compliment 2 - 12au7 tubes 2 - 12au7 tubes
Control (1) Trigger input 12VDC, (1) IR control (1) Trigger input 12VDC, (1) IR control
Communication RS232 full remote conguration interface RS232 full remote conguration interface
Power Input 120 VAC @ 50/60 Hz; 240 VAC @ 50/60 Hz 120 VAC @ 50/60 Hz; 240 VAC @ 50/60 Hz
Power Consumption 86 Watts 86 Watts
Weight 35 lbs 35 lbs.
Dimensions 5.25” H x 17.25”W x 16.25 ”D 75.25” H x 17.25”W x 16.25 ”D
Please visit our website for more specications for the Audio (CD), USB Playback (PCM & DSD), and
SPDIF Playback; coaxial, Toslink, and AES/EBU (PCM).
Specifications - Processor
Cinema 12
Chipset Cirrus Logic CS49700
HDMI Version 1.4a
Auto Setup Cirrus Logic CS49700
Equalizer 10 bands per speaker
Crossover 11 selectable Frequencies per speaker
Surround formats 5.1 & 7.1
Decoding Dolby True HD, Dolby Digital Plus, DTS-HD Master Audio, DTS-HD Hi-Res Audio,
Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic Iix, Dolby Digital EX, DTS-ES Discrete, DTS NEO
96/24, CES Matrix Surround
Inputs 4-HDMI, 7-RCA Analog, Coax, or Toslink (selectable), XLR Analog or Digital
(selectable), Multi-CH 7.1 Analog RCA
Outputs 1-HDMI, 7.1 RCA & Bal. Zone 2 Stereo RCA & Toslink
Analog to Digital Converter Burr Brown 1802
Input Receiver Cirrus CS 8416
Processor Dual 32 Bit Audio DSP @ 516 MIPS
Digital to Analog Converter 2-32 Bit Burr Brown 1795
Frequency Response 10 Hz to 20 kHz
Dynamic Range 115 dB
Signal to Noise 108 dB
Power Consumption 25 w
Weight 25 lbs.
Dimensions 17.7” W x 4.5” H x 16.5” D
Specifications - Accessories
Universal Remote MA-300
2.0-inch TFT color LCD screen Meter Range: 0 to 300 mA
Selectable menus Plug: 1/4 inch phono plug
Learning wizard Weight: 1 lb.
10-in-1 universal remote control Dimensions: 3” H x 3.5” W x 3” D
Built-in big code library and learning functions
Calculator feature
Date and Time
Total 56 buttons
Preset for all CARY IR remote codes
White backlit buttons
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